The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

G. K. Gilman has purchased the place just
west OF Hon. j. J. Woodman's, occupied by
Mr.. Searles. Consideration, $1,000. We
understand that Mr.. Searles intends TO go
west.
The following letters remained uncaled for
in the Paw Pew postoffice for the week end
ing March 21st VIM Cadny, Mrs. Kate
Cosey, Mrs. j. Kimble, Enick Smith, Lawyer
Westfall.
NJ. u. Richardson, his daughter Nellie and
son Fred, with violin, piano, and cornet, fur
nished the music for chapel exercises at the
school house last Monday morning. 1t was
very fine.
Elder Darling of Ortonville, Mich, for
merly of Almena, called on us last Saturday.
He says he has about completed his minis
trations at Ortonville but has not decided as
yet where he will locate.
Hon. L. H. Simpson will be surprised to
learn that he "strongly advocated the pas
sage of the bil' to restore hanging in Mich
igan, and yet he is 80 reported by a paper
published in his own county.
1t is currently reported that some Paw
Paw greenbackers are bitterly opposed to
fusion, but are heartily in favor OF coalition.
"Btrsnge what difference there can be,
'twixt tweedledum and tweedledee."
The weather clerk slipped cog some way
or other and did not give us our regular
Sunday storm, as he has done for many
weeks past. he soon picked up, however,
and gave rs a snow storm on Monday-the
equinoctial.
We desire to obtain q few copies of last
tha ttNla
relating 10 Hon. Edward Breitung. Any
subscriber having copy Of that number that
he does not care to preserve will confer a
favor that will be appreciated by sending il
to us.
The old part of the county Jail is being
repaired by tearing out the old timbers and
making good stone and cement foundation
and door. Such repairs were ordered by the
board OF supervisors last fall, but it was not
considered best to do the work until spring
opened.
| donkey socials' are the latest thing in
society circles at Dowaginc. The rage for
| that class of entertainments can never become
very widespread, as only the inhabitants OF
few favored localities like Dowagiac possess
the requisite qualifications to make them q
success.
Fred Bostwick, formerly of this village,
was recently "sent mp" from Kalamazoo to
Ionis for period of ninety days on convic-
tion for lsrceny-stealing from hotel. He
used to be a very estimable young man but
whiskey has taken him to prison, as it has
thousands of others.
Elder Russell addressed the union temper
ance meeting last Sunday evening at the
Christian church. We heard a gentleman
one who is not connected with any church
say the address was the best one that has
been delivered here and he added, he did
not have to read it either"
The AdCdnce says it believes that the auc-
ton bills printed at its Office for +. j. Lane
were the finest ever printed in Bangor. We
presume the AdUdnce is right it ought to
know; but there was nothing about the job
that would have caused the heart of Paw
Paw printer TO throb with pride.
A report has been circulated that w. w
Wilcox, formerly of this place, had been sen,
to states prison from Morrison, Illinois
Investigation shows that it was one James
Wilcox who was sent up. Mr.. w. w. Viii.
cox made his Paw Paw friends flying visit
this week. He is in business in Illinois.
Send in your tickets as soon as your nom
nations are made. We are prepared tC
print them promptly at any time-Sundayf
excepted-and will guarantee absolute cor
rectness if furnished with correct copy
We will print tickets for any or all parties
on request, but will not print bogus tickets
of any kind, either for love or money.
The temperance citizens desire, through
their township committee to extend thanks
to /. B. Conner for the use of his rink with
out charge for the temperance meeting anC
also TO Mr.. Hathaway for use of lumber; e
Dunning dE Bilsborrow for use of stoves; K
Mr.. Ball and churches for chairs and lamps
and to all others who helped TO make tn,
meeting the grand success that il was.
Mr.. Abrsm Lewis of Goldthwaite, Texas
formerly of this township, renewing his sub
scription to the NoRTHERNER writes: "W
are living on the verge of the great droutl
stricken section, which makes hard times 70
US. expect to visit Paw Paw this summe
though. The TRUE NoRTHERNKR cones reg
ularly every week. Don't see how we coult
do without it. 1t is warm and dry her
now"
observers" report of that party at hi
house represented that his visitors caught hin
reading the Christian Herald. We though
tuat httie StIduBe anu SO appointed an IN
vestigating committee. The report of tn,
committee shows that he was reading hi
Sporting Life instead of the Herald. On,
other little matter was alluded to in the re
port, and that was Observers Sunday barbe
shop. Our advice is that he sign the com
pact with the rest of the "barberous' frater
nifty and keep his shop closed from Saturda,
at midnight until Monday morning.
Speaking of the recent campfire" of tn,
Lawton @. A. X. boys, the Lawton CORES
pondent of the Courier says, "We noticed
among the number Geo. M. Buck, the repub
lican nominee for circuit Judge, although
the one armed Billy Howard was not there.
Had Mr.. Howard had the fortune OF misfor
tune TO lose his arm in the service of hi
country instead of by an accident in h
youth, he would probably have been there
SUnder the circumstances, il was not of al
surprising that he did not put in an appear
ance. 1t would have been strange if he had
The Dowagiac Times has been purchased
by Mr.. James Heddon. Mr.. Ii. A. Burcl
will continue to grace the editors chair, how
ever. Mr.. Heddon says his "controllinl
motive in the purchase of the Times was
long cherished desire to some day establish
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